William Hathaway

William Hathaway (21 February 1924-24 June 2013) was a member of the US Senate from Maine (D) from 3 January 1973 to 3 January 1979, succeeding Margaret Chase Smith and preceding William Cohen; he also served in the US House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district from 3 January 1965 to 3 January 1973 (succeeding Clifford McIntire and preceding William Cohen).

Biography
William Hathaway was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 21 February 1924, and he served in the US Air Force during World War II. Hathaway was shot down during the 24 June 1944 bombing of Ploesti, Romania, and he was taken prisoner and held in a POW camp for over two months. After the war, he graduated from Harvard Law School and became a lawyer, and he served as a state attorney before becoming a member of the US House of Representatives in 1965. In 1972, he won a seat in the US Senate, defeating the long-serving female senator Margaret Chase Smith for re-election. He served one term in office, and future Defense Secretary William Cohen defeated him for re-election in 1978. Hathaway served as George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton's Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission from 8 February 1990 to 11 November 1999, succeeding Thomas F. Moakley and preceding Joseph E. Brennan. He died in McLean, Virginia in 2013 on the 69th anniversary of the day that he was shot down during World War II.